To determine if 9801 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9801.
If the factors of 9801 are only 9801 and 1, then we know that 9801 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9801 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9801 is only divisible by 1 and 9801, then it is a prime number, and if 9801 is divisible by more than 9801 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9801 are as follows:
1, 3, 9, 11, 27, 33, 81, 99, 121, 297, 363, 891, 1089, 3267, 9801
Therefore, since 9801 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9801 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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